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Stuck at LaGuardia Airport? Visit Louis Armstrong’s home

If you’re heading to New York City this summer, be sure to check out the NYC-ARTS.org Web site being unveiled today by the Alliance for the Arts.

It’s part of an initiative to spread the word about 800 or so New York area cultural organizations and features interactive maps and tons of information about free admission days, discounts, and special events.

Included, for example, is a link to the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which is located in Corona, Queens, about ten minutes from LaGuardia Airport.

The famed trumpet player’s house contains all the furnishings from when Armstrong and his wife Lucille lived there and on guided tours visitors can hear audio clips from the recordings Armstrong made of daily life, including practicing his trumpet, enjoying a meal, or talking with his friends.

Through July 12th, the museum is displaying some of the 500 collages Armstrong created while on tour.